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People should be aware that Burger King has had (MorningStar) veggie burgers for a very long time that they just don't broadcast. This announcement is not about
by ebg13 8y ago
People should be aware that Burger King has had (MorningStar) veggie burgers for a very long time that they just don't broadcast. This announcement is not about introducing a vegetarian patty but rather about introducing a _specific_ vegetarian patty.
- josefresco 8y agoFYI there looks to be less saturated fat, and sodium in a MorningStar burger compared with the Impossible. *http://smartlabel.kelloggs.com/Product/Index/00028989100689 http://smartlabel.kelloggs.com/Product/Index/00028989100689
- shaklee3 8y agoBut it tastes like a patty of vegetables instead of a mock meat burger. Not really even the same category.
- djakjxnanjak 8y agoMy first complaint about the nutrition of the Morningstar burger is the ratio of carbs to protien. Restaurants are already throwing tons of carbs at me. I really want protein in my burger patty.
- black-tea 8y agoDon't worry about it. You probably eat too much protein anyway. Give it a few years and protein will be the enemy and everyone will be rediscovering carbs. Just eat good old fashioned food, a bit of everything, and what you like. Do you know anyone who lived to 100 that even knows what a "carb" is?
- jniedrauer 8y agoIf I wanted a lot of carbs with some protein, I could always eat quinoa or something. There's no shortage of options there. What's interesting here is a vegan protein source that's actually a nearly pure protein source. When you are targeting specific macros for athletic reasons, a pure protein source is pretty much a requirement. During aggressive cuts, you require a tremendous amount of protein to prevent muscle wasting. For endurance athletes, low carb diets can be useful for increasing lactate threshold. There are also low carb requirements for diabetes and epilepsy.
- black-tea 8y agoOh yeah, I forgot. Anyone who does a nonzero amount of exercise is an "athlete" now.
- jniedrauer 8y agoYou're on a website called "hacker news." Are you really surprised that there are people interested in hacking their bodies?
- udkl 8y agoWait, are you really complaining about nutrition at a fast food restaurant ?
- XaoDaoCaoCao 8y agoFast food doesn't necessarily have to be bad nutrition. I can cook a couple of eggs in a couple of minutes. :^)
- stronglikedan 8y agoHeck, you don't even have to cook 'em!
- djakjxnanjak 8y agoIt’s not as though some food is automatically bad for you because it came from Burger King, and even if it were, there is a huge range of how bad it is. I could get 500 calories from a burger or 2000 from a burger with a milkshake and fries. It’s not a good idea to make a fast-food restaurant a zone of nutrition nihilism where we just accept that we doom our health by entering and ignore the choice of what to order. At least they are forced to display nutrition info, so I know what I’m getting, unlike most sit-down restaurants that serve even larger portions with no numbers included.
- servercobra 8y agoSometimes, you need something fast, cheap, and easy, so it's nice to have some fast food items in mind that have reasonable calories and macros. A great example is when I'm driving long distance, I'll swing by CFA if possible.
- ma2rten 8y agoNote that the morning star patty is vegetarian, but not vegan. Also it is microwaved and not prepared on the grill.
- darkpuma 8y agoNo way they could prepare it on the grill, unless they had a dedicated grill for it. Sharing the grill with real burgers would mean tons of meat grease contaminating the veggie burgers. They're probably unwilling to dedicate the kitchen space for a vegetarian grill, so the microwave is the obvious choice. Microwaves won't cross-contaminate like a greasy grill will, and are already in the kitchen so the financial risk is minimized.
- ma2rten 8y agoMany vegetarians/vegans don't mind cross .termination. Also, many fastfood places do have dedicated grills for vegan/vegetarian burgers, like for example McDonalds in the UK.
- random878 8y ago> Many vegetarians/vegans don't mind cross .termination. Massively wrong. Most are easy going regarding using the same cutlery, pots, pan, etc (only ones I've met who aren't happen to be Indian mums or super strict vegans). However... cooking up on the same griddle? Yeah, that's something most veggies and vegans I know who be very unhappy about.
- astura 8y agoIndeed and I do enjoy the MorningStar patty with all the toppings BK puts on it. Big difference is MorningStar is one of those "not really trying to be meat" veggie burgers, whereas the Impossible Burger is trying to be a one-to-one facsimile of meat. So I think they are similar but different. Another big difference is the Impossible Burger is vegan and the MorningStar burger is not (IIRC).
- empath75 8y agoYeah but the morning star veggie burgers taste terrible.
- Wheaties466 8y agomorning star patties aren't vegan. I know this has been a barrier for some people.